Procotyla

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Procotyla
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Procotyla typhlops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Tricladida
Family: Dendrocoelidae
Genus: Procotyla
Leidy, 1857
Species [1]

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Procotyla is a genus of freshwater planarian. Species of Procotyla are known from North America and Russia. [1]

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Conservation

Procotyla typhlops is an endangered species in Maryland. [2]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 Tyler S, Schilling S, Hooge M, and Bush LF (comp.) (2006-2012) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7 Database Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/documents/rte_animal_list.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]